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Acree to Retire from Post Office

Ora Acree, 69, will be retiring June 1, after serving as a rural mail carrier for the Gallatin Post office for 28 years of full time service, starting in 1985. Mr. Acree drives 107 miles a day in the western part of the Gallatin delivery area including Sheridan, Liberty, Marion and Union Townships, and a large part of the Lake Viking community.

Mr. Acree was born and raised northwest of

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Holcombs Selected for Yard of the Month

 

Todd and Carrie Holcomb of 601 West Mill in Gallatin have been selected for Yard of the Month by the Gallatin Garden Club. Their house is landscaped with Hostas, miniature irises, salvia, day lilies and clematis, edged with stone. Todd said the garden belongs to Carrie; he only provides some of the labor. Their lawn is a work in progress, Carrie said, it is never finished. [Staff Photo/TLH]

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Gallatin Students Display Work at Art Show

 

 

Gallatin High School art students had their artwork on display in the Albrecht Kemper High School Art Show in St. Joseph recently. The students are pictured, left to right, front row, Beka Fisher and Wesley Lynn; back row, James Stephenson, Nick Dias. Mary Adams is art instructor. [Submitted Photo]

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The Poosey Digest: Nation of Good People

by Freida Marie Crump

PooseyDigest_WPGreetings from Poosey.

When the tornado approached the Plaza Elementary School, first-grade teacher Becky Jo Evans pushed some of her students into a restroom then quickly jumped on top of their terrified bodies to protect them from the whirling debris. Once the monster twister had gone on down the road she climbed out and began pulling other children from the carnage.

Rhonda Crosswhite put her body

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Trenton Aquatic Center opens on May 25

TRENTON, MO — The Trenton Family Aquatic Center will open for the 2013 season on Saturday, May 25. Daniel Gott will again serve as the pool manager, with 35 certified lifeguards having been hired to staff the pool, including concessions and the front window. Hours of operation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. daily. Night sessions will begin on July 5 and be held each Friday night, from 7

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Barbara Mae Waters 1933 – 2013

Barbara Mae Waters, 80, Macon, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was born Feb. 27, 1933, in Stanberry, Mo., the daughter of Harold and Laura (McGinley) Gooden. The family, including her sister, Lois Ann, moved to Pattonsburg, Mo., in 1940 where Harold began work at the Pattonsburg Call.

On April 27, 1952, Barbara was united in marriage to Donald Waters at the

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Beware of Door-to-Door Meat Vendors

Meat sold by vendors soliciting door-to-door or parked by the side of the road may not be the bargain that it seems. The meat is usually sold out of a pick-up truck with a business name on the side and a claim such as “100% guaranteed.” It appears to be legitimate, but most of the time it is not.

The Health Department, Sheriff’s Department, and the Missouri Department of Agriculture

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Card Shower for Lawrence Jefferson on 90th

Lawrence Jefferson will welcome in his 90th birthday on May 30. He and his wife Patricia (deceased) chose to make Gallatin their home since his retirement from the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 1985. They had previously lived in Gallatin from 1957 to 1972, where he was assigned to a four-county area, including Daviess. After being promoted to sergeant in 1972 he was transferred to Cameron and then finished his

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One Retires, One Quits 911

Daviess County 911 board meeting minutes

Paul Pierce retired from dispatching and Allen King gave notice after taking a job elsewhere during the April 25 meeting of Daviess County Central 911.

Steve Lowrey was hired at $10 per hour due to his experience. He will be on a six-month probation. An ad for employment for the other position was placed in the newspaper.

The treasurer’s report was accepted with bills

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